Buffalo National River Partners

Six Hundred Attend National Park Radio Concert at Steel Creek Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR – The third time was the charm for this year’s National Park Radio concert at Steel Creek Campground on the beautiful Buffalo National River. The concert, originally scheduled to coincide with National Park Week and Earth Day in April, had been postponed twice due to … Read More

For Immediate Release Contact: Caven Clark, Public Information Officer. 870/365-2790 Body of Drowned Canoeist Recovered  The canoeist who disappeared near Kyles Landing in the upper Buffalo River during a flood Wednesday (April 26) was found today at about 11 am by a Hasty Volunteer Fire Department boat searcher. This individual was last reported by an observer at Kyles Landing in … Read More

Buffalo National River Employee Robert Pugsley Receives Award  Robert Pugsley, wastewater treatment plant operator for Buffalo National River received the 2017 Wastewater Outstanding Achievement Award from the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association. The award recognizes exceptional service for a utility serving fewer than 5,001 people.  Pugsley, a public servant with 42-years of utility operator experience and a 6-year … Read More

Buffalo National River Invites All to Attend Public Meetings   Harrison AR:   Buffalo National River Superintendent Kevin Cheri invites the public to attend an open house meeting for the park’s Boxley Valley Comprehensive Area Plan. The National Park Service will be hosting two open houses for the public.  The purpose of these open houses is to collect information to aid in … Read More

For Immediate Release Contact: Caven Clark, Public Information Officer. 870/365-2790 Buffalo National River Cleaning Up for Visitors Last weekend’s flood event deposited the usual limbs, leaves, and muck over all of the river access sites, roads, and trails near the Buffalo River. Although it was bad, it could have been much worse if preparations had not been taken to remove … Read More

For Immediate Release Contact: Caven Clark, Public Information Officer. 870/365-2790 Search Suspended as High River Levels Return Although the water levels had dropped somewhat overnight, search efforts today (Saturday) were restricted to crews in two boats looking at river banks and shallows again today. The onset of very heavy rains, thunder, and dense fog brought those two boats off the … Read More